Line holder



1 1,634,436 my 5" 1927 w. F. PoLsoN A LINE HOLDER Filed Jan. 27. 1925 WWW@ E12/igo, Inl/mr Patented July 5, 1927.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM F. POLSON, 0F BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

LINE HOLDER.

Application led' January My invention relates to improvements in line holders, and more particularly to a wash-line holder.

While the invention is particularly de-` signed for use inl winding up wash-lines; it will be apparent from the description to follow that the same maybe used for winding up lines of various kinds. such as contractors lines, fish-lines, and various other kinds of lines, as the construction of the invention permits of its being` manufactured' in various sizes.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a line holder around which a'y line can be conveniently wound, and through the use of which the line` when unwound,` will not be twisted and forni itself into knots difficult to undo, such as occurs when winding a lineupon a rotatable rcel.

Another object of my invention is to provide a line holder which is comparatively light, exceedingly simple, and inexpensive, and wherein provision is made for preventing the unwinding of the line from the holder, or any portion of the line remaining wound upon the holder, regardless of the use that the unwound portion may be put to.

A further object of my invention is the provision of a line holder particularly adapted for holding wash-lines, and which is so` constructed that the portion of the line hanging fiom a pole after stretching the major part of the unwound portion of the line from pole to pole and fastening said part thereto, will conveniently support the holder and the portion of the line remaining wound on said holder; and wherein provision is made under such conditions to maintain the portion on the holder in wound-up condition Wliile supported by or hanging from the unwound portion ef the line.

A stillfurt-her object of my invention is to provide the device with'I a convenient handle and to construct the handle integral with the body portion of the holder.

"With the above and other objects in View, the invention consists in the novelfeatures of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter described a'nd more particularly pointed out in the subjoined claims.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device with a lengt-h of line wound thereon.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device 27, 1925. Serial No. 5,067.

showing the manner of securing one end of vthe line to the same.

Fig. 3 is anenlarged transverse section taken on line 3 3, Fig. 2.

The holder is formed of a fiat piece ot material` outlined', punched :rnd fashioned in the manner to appear hereinafter.

As lines wound upon holders of this type, especially wash-lines and fish-lines, are often damp when wound up, I preferably construct the device of sheet aluminum'so that the line will not become rusted, which would be objectionable, especially when using the same as a holder for wash-lines, as the rust wouid be imparted to the line` and when wash is hung upon the line, would be transferred to the wash.

The body portion of the holder is designated by the numeral 4 and this body portion retains the fiat formation of the material from which it is constructed. Said body portion is provided at opposite ends with concaved cut-away portions 5 forming a pair of retainer arms (i, one at either side of each cut-away portion. One longitudinal edge 7 of the body portion is concaved and the other longitudinal portion is substantially convex, or extended outwardly, as at 8, so that in cutting the body portion from a sheet of aluminum, the portion of the sheet cut away to form the longitudinal concaved edge 7 will be utilized at the convex port-ion 8 of the body portion of another holder stamped or cut from an adjacent portion of the sheet of aluminum.

The convex longitudinal edge or substantially convex portion 8, is provided with a' pair of elongated retainer notches or slots 9, which notches or slots are arranged near opposite ends of the body portion. These notches or slots open at the convex edge of the body portion and are gradually narrowed inwardly for a purpose to appear hereinafter explained.

That portion of the sheet of aluminum forming thel body portion of the device has its central portion cut away to vforni a large opening l0, so that in effect the body portion has two curved or substantially curved longitudinal members 11, 12, and end members 13, 14, and from the points of connection of said longitudinal members to said end members, the retainer arms 6 extend, the outer edges of said end members converging into the inner edges of said retainer arms 6 to forni the eoneaved eut-away portions 5, hereinbefore referred to.

One of said end members 5 is provided at its inner edge with an inwardly-projecting lug 15 through which an opening 16 is formed, and through this opening one end of a wash-line or other line 17 is fastened, the line being wound lengthwise around the body portion 4 of the device and being` held against slipping sidewise from the device by the retainer arms 6.' The other or outer end of the line is thrust into one of the retainer notches 9, where it is held by frictional contact with the opposite inwardlyeonverging walls of said notch so as to prevent unwinding of the line from the body portion of the device.

The device is provided centrally along one of its longitudinal members, preferably the member 11. which may be referred to as an outwardly-curvcd or extended member, with a handle 18; and for comparison with the outwardly-.extended or curved longitudinal member 11. the longitudinal member 12 may be referred to as an inwardly-curved longitudinal member. The handle 18 is formed integral with the body portion of the device and the metal thereof is taken from the central opening 10. As clearly shown in Fig. 3, this metal is bent laterally and outwardly from the inner edge of the outwardly-ex tended or curved longitudinal member 11, as at 19, and thence ycurved upon itself. as at 20, and directed laterally in the opposite di rection and slightly inwardly, as at 21. to bring its free edge in con-tart with the outer edge ot' the longitudinal member 11 along a straight-linefil port-ion thereof, as at The handle therefore arranged centrally along the device so that when grasping the handle, the device can be 4easily turned by twisting the wrist, which will permit the ready unwinding of the line, especially when one end of the line is fastened to a wash pole or other object, since when holding the device and twisting the wrist of the hand holding the same, and at the same time pullVv ing the line away from its point of attach ment to the pole, the line will ride over the outer pair of retainer armsI 6 which. more particularly described.v are the arms extending from the device at the angles` formedl by the end members 141 and the inwardly-eurved longitudinal member 12. lly forming the handle in the manner descrilad.l there is comparatively little loss ot' material. and as sheet aluminum is desirable for many small articles, the portions removed from between that portion of the sheet material forming the handle and the end members 18 and 14, are not entirely waste.

Moreover, by arranging the handlev along the central portion of one of the longitudinal members, the retainer notches 9" are spaced from opposite ends of the handle,

making it convenient to insert a line into either the retainer notch above or below the handle, and since at times it will be more convenient to fasten the line in one retainer notch than in the other, depending on the purpose for which the paid-out portion of the line is being used, the arrangement of the retainer notches at opposite ends of the body portion of the device is highly desirable.

lVhen using the device for winding up wash-line, one end of the line may be fastened to a pole andthe line stretched to another pole, or around a number of poles, and any desired length of the line paid out in this manner, regardless of the length remaining wound-up upon the device. After the paid out line is stretched from pole to gole and fastened to the last pole, the paid out portion of the line close to that portion of the line last wound upon the devicemay be insert-ed into one, of the retainer notches t) and the entire device, with the wound-up portion of the line, may be hung from the last pol-e to which the unwound portion is fastened so that that portion wound upon the device cannot become unwound and the device will be found in a convenient place when it is desired to detach the line from the wash poles.

lt may here be noted that owing to the necessity of winding the line upon the device, which may be accelerated by movingr the device back and forth while winding the line thereof, the line will not become turned or twist-ed and therefore will not coil itself into knots when unwound, as .is invariably the caso when. coiling a line 'upon a rotatable reel.

lVhile I have referred to the longitudinal member 11 as being outwardly curved or extended` it is to be noted that only the end portions of said longitudinal member are outwardly curved while the eentralportion thereof has substantially parallel edges to which that portion of the metal taken from the center of the body portion is bent to con-- form. thus making a straight-lined handle` iltlumgh the general lines of the longitudinal member on which said handle is formed` the central portion of which forms part of said handle, is outwardly curved. I'lhe advan` tages of this will be apparent in that the, handle is disposed at one side of the region around which the line is wound, and space, such as shown at Q8, Fig. 2, is provided between the handle and the wound-up portion of the line to enable the handle to be conveniently grasped. At the same time the offsetting of the handle makes it easy to swing the device back and forth by turning the wrist when grasping the device, which as stated, is an aid both in winding up the line upon the device, as well as in removing the line from the device.

ltlli llt) .posite ends Lese/rise `While l have referred to the device as being constructed ot' sheet aluminum, it is ot course to be understood that for some purposes the device can be made of other rigid sheet material.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim isz-- l. It line holder 'formed ot sheet metal stamped to provide an inwardly-curved longitudinal member, an outwardly substantially curved longitudinal member spaced Yfrom said inwardly-cnrved member, end members connecting opposite ends ot' said longitudinal members, retainer arms extending outwardly vtrom the angles of said longitudinal members with said end members, and an integral handle 'formed by metal taken from between `said longitudinal members and bent over the central portion of said outwardly-curved longitudinal member.

it line holder termed ot sheet metal having a body portion provided with a eentral opening :forming opposite longitudinal nien'ibers and end members connecting opol said longitudinal members, a portion o'l the metal being taken from said central opening and bent over the central portion ot' one ot said longitudinal members to t'orin a hollow handle for said device.

El. it line holder toi-med ot sheet metal and comlnfising a flat body portion provided with a central opening, cut-away portions at oppositev ends ot said body portion, and a handle termed at one side ot' said body portion by bending metal displaced from said central opening upon said bod1 portion and bringing the tree edge ot said disl'ilaced metal against, one oit the outer longitudinal edges of said body portion.

4. A line holder formed ot sheet metal and comprising a tlat body portion having a central opening forming opposite longitudinal members, and cut-away portions at opposite ends of said flat body portion, one otsaid longitudinal members serving as part ot' a handle and having the metal displaced :trom said central opening bent laterall)Y and outwardly troni the inner edge ol'; said last-mentioned loi'igitudinal men'ibers, thence curved laterally in an opposite direction and slightly inwardly to bring the edge of said displaced metal against said last-inem tioned longitudinal member.

A holder for a clothes line or the lilie consisting ot' a plate on which the line is to be wound, said plate having a groove at each end to receive the turns ot the line and being substantially flat on both faces from end to end between the grooves to :term a seat tor the long stretches of line between the ends, the plate being extended outward on one side edge intermediate the ends for some distance beyond the portion covered by the windings ot the line to form a hand hold and having a convex outer edge, the opposite side having a concave outer edge substantially from end to end.

In testimony whereofl l attix my signature.

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